BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces are carrying out a broad offensive against rebels in the suburbs of Damascus, the state media said Wednesday, as the United Nations appealed for a billion dollars to support rising numbers of Syrian refugees.
The state-run SANA news agency said that troops have killed “scores of terrorists” — the government term for the rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad.
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